WSOG is an

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station on 88.1

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Spring Valley, Illinois Spring Valley is a city situated on the Illinois River in Bureau County, Illinois, Bureau County, Illinois, United States. The population was 5,582 at the 2020 census, up from 5,558 in 2010. It is part of the Ottawa, Illinois, Ottawa Ottawa, IL ...

. It broadcasts Catholic radio programs, primarily

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supplemented with local programs. It is licensed to Spirit Education Association, Inc. and has studios at St. Bede Academy in

Peru, Illinois Peru is a city in LaSalle and Bureau counties, Illinois, United States. The population was 9,896 at the 2020 census, down from 10,295 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Ottawa, IL Micropolitan Statistical Area. Peru and its twin city, La ...

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Stations

, WSOG uses 5 additional translators, and has applied for 2 more. The

Roman Catholic Diocese of Rockford The Diocese of Rockford () is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory, or diocese, of the Catholic Church in Northern Illinois in the United States. It is a suffragan diocese of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Chicago. The mother church of the Di ...

has also applied for other stations. In addition, , commercial station 94.3

WPMJ WPMJ (94.3 MHz FM broadcasting, FM) is a radio station licensed for Chillicothe, Illinois in the Peoria, Illinois, area. The station is owned by the Covenant Network and has broadcast a Catholic radio format since September 2009. Although t ...

Chillicothe, Illinois Chillicothe () is a city on the Illinois River in Peoria County, Illinois, United States. The population was 6,097 at the 2010 census. Chillicothe is just north of the city of Peoria and is part of the Peoria Metropolitan Statistical Area. G ...

was in the process of being sold to CRCI, L.L.C., a company controlled by WSOG project coordinator Allen C. Drake of

El Paso, Illinois El Paso is a city in Woodford County, Illinois, Woodford and McLean County, Illinois, McLean counties in the U.S. state of Illinois. The population was 2,756 at the 2020 census. The Woodford County portion of El Paso is part of the Peoria, Illi ...

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* * * Bureau County, Illinois Catholic radio stations Radio stations established in 2002 Roman Catholic Diocese of Rockford LaSalle County, Illinois 2002 establishments in Illinois SOG {{Illinois-radio-station-stub